The Weekly Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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At Topct.a Tfiis Morning—Building to be Finished Before
the Last of the Year—Contract Price is lwo Hun-
dred Thousand Dollars
C. A. Fellpws of Topeka, Kansas, was
this morning awarded the contract for
the erection of the passenger ami
frleght depots for the Santa Fe at this
point. The plans of the passenger'call
for red granite to be used in the- con-
struction of the wall and a green tile
roof with marble floors and \n alniuoat-
Ing. The freight depot is to have a
l.tal length of mate than six hundred
feet and the office will be two stories
high.
The contraet callfl for seventy-two
thousand dollars and the railway com-
pany to dy all of hauling of the ma-
terials free.
The passenger depot will front seven-
ty feet on CJrand avenue and 185 feet
'on the trac"k. A part cochere will ex-
tend out to Santa Fe street. The main
building will be one story with offices
for the agent on the second floor of the
tower. The tQjyer will be near Santa
« B"f atr*>«t, .T^ic,jf rand entrance will be
underneath the tower Into a large tiled
vestibule. From the vestibule the
ladles' waiting room is to the south,
the gentlemen's to the north and the
larg^T gen^i'al \Vkltlng room to the east.
The ticket office*? will occupy a large
bay wtadoee on the east side. The ex-
treme north end of the building will be
used for baggage and the south end
for express. Arrangements are made
for news stand, lunch counter, etc.
The platform will extend from Grand
LYenue almost to Reno. The water
tank will be removed and the wells
will be filled In. Two tracks will be
iuilt west of the present tracks, which
nrill'be used exclusively for passenger
trains. The ground between the tracks
will be paved.
The passenger depot will be one of
Ihe best on the system—probably the
best where a union depot in not used.
The Santa Fe began negotiations two
/ears ago with the other roads with
a view to building a union depot. That
scheme finally fell through and then
the Santa Fe took up the question of
a new'depot, independently of the oth-
er roads. It is fortunate that a delay
of two years has occurred for every
day of delay has added to the size of
the building. Two years ago the offic-
ials of the Santa Fe were uncertain
as to the future of Oklahoma City. Now
they are confident that its status as
the metropolis of the two Territories
Is firmly fixed, and are willing to build
accordingly.
The heating plant for both the pas-
senger and freight t'epot# will be lo-
cated in the freight deppt^and will con-
sist of hot water. It will be a plant of
some magnitude as It will supply heat
for an apartment"of th- freight depot
where perishiAle ♦idffi I® #lored.
The freight depot will be one of the !
largest buildings in the city. It will
face iteno avenue, will be fifty feet
from the west line of the yards and
will extend ..south ,614 U >, crossing
W ashington and reaghlmg within sixty-
six feet of Noble. At Keho will be the
office part which will be built of red
brick with stone trliAmtflfrs, and will
be two stories high fcnd 32x34 feet In
floor area. Back of this will be a steel
Iron fire proof warehouse 356 feet long
and thirty-four feet wide. The doors
will be steel rolling ones which operate
like a roll top desk. Beyond the ware-
house is to be a steel covered shed 256 ,
feet long. The house track will run j
along the east side, and east of the
track will be a transfer platform the
full length of platform and depot. East
of the platform will be another track.
West of the depot will be a paved area
for the big whole%Je trucks which
handle freight. .
The freight depot sill be equal to
the depot at Kansas City, St. Joe, Den-
ver avrnd Pueblo.
The track down Santa Fe street will
be taken up, lea ving no' tfdck west of
teh depots from Reno to Grand. Paving
will-be done on 8anthf*>' street, along
the freight depot, and on Main, Grand
and Reno streets.
Every industry will be moved from
the railway grounds to give place to
seven new tracks. The.yards will be
I leveled up and filled In with cinders
I gieatly Improving appearance. The
I elevators, coal sheds, and other build-
' ings on the grounds .will pi) be removed.
! The improvements pije ^o be started
at once. The brickg are here for the
paving and that will probably be the
first to be started. Within two or three
weeks work will begin on the depots,
for it is the wish to have them com-
| pleted before cold weather.
The improvements will cost no less
than $200,000.
PLli ! IHO'JU I A;)"
mi STATION
sun ray that spoke fr6m*thcTfclft'S*4Y>late
of the daquerrotype. It is* not a new
gospel to-day, but the J?ld message,
speaking by the gift of tongues, a IhouV
and messages of hope rind toughing
the might of divine power U*e shruafceu.
moral forces of a lost an^. ryj;\ed race,
until we see the first rays of the ap-
proaching mlllenial dttwriT
"The old gospel magnifies man. In-
fidelity cries if there be no god of oiu-
nli ten . , he Is too great to think on
Insignificant man.' But man Is the
only personal consciousness in the uni-
verse, of which we have knowledge. No
beast of the field over* which he has
dominion Is like him. and certainly, no
host of morning stars or systems of
whirling worlds, or vast confusion of
created glory, can crowd him from the
presence of the creator In whose Image
his cons< Ions personality declares him
to hp created. The only creation of
which we have knowledge who Is
worthy the attention of God, is man.
A thousand years and more was
spent in the debate over the person
and being of the triune God, but the
'old gospel paths' stretch from the
low plains of earth to the high alti-
tudes of heaven, and revelation is seen
to be not only the discovery of God to
man, but In addition the discovery of
man to himself, and the noble possi-
bilities which are wrapt up in his Im-
mortal being."
The Contract Ha* Been let and Work Com
oieaced Ibis Week
In the Rock Island Yard* at Chickasha
Ind far
<*AS RELIEVED OF $75.00
Amos Hollow a\ Was Caught Alone by I wo
Highwaymen and Relieved of All
His tush
Amos Holloway. territorial snles-ag-
*nt tor a. J. Hllbert & Co't. famous
perfumes, was held up and robbed of
about seventy-five dollars night before
last In Chlckr.sha.
Mr. Holloway had just returned from
Anadarko and upon leaving the freight
train he had to walk several blocks
through the yard and when he had
about reached th? center a couple of
hlghWayiflen covered him with pistols
and from that th:?e until they had rid
him of his coin it was easy sailing for
them.
Mr. Hcllowny has mad? this city his
headquarters for several months a:.d
has many friends her a number of
whom spent yesterday hearing an ac-
count "f the robbery and complimente I
him highly for his bravery.
OiO f AMilO'd D RFIIGION
He* frank Day Preached Interesting Ser
mon on Above Theme
"An f> d Vi. Uoned Rellgi m For A
New Fashioned Ape," was th< theme
of Rev. L>r. Fra.ik 11 Day's serrrum at
the First M .!■<• st Church yesterday
tnornlncr. The text was. Jeremiah. VI,
16: A«k for .he old paths, where Is
the Rood wn> and walk therein, and
ye shall find tent for your souls-" lie
ssfd in part:
"Imperceptible are the < hangee In th
ev- 'utlbn of hui m hlsto y. One y« tr
Is very mtfch Ilk* ar 'he but tl"e
ape? reveal gr a1 • ntv ■ ts. W hen
J.ir roon puVC . 1 ! '1/ I I ill t i: i
perial t mther of th" great ,«t «tntes in
the Union, there v, ng no su<-rre«tlon or'
th •' rrd rv 1st of change which n?l«d
up th almost onfuslng greatopm of
the nl: eteenth 1 :.tury. Years nn l
years passed, which reeorde 1 no Inno-
vation. hut when "the • nd" wni r'
tpn at the (lose of the volume, th
flint had riven t« the match,
Inutl locomotion had be-n supplant '
by the lightning express the tallow 1 "
and lamp were lost In the glory of th-
electrl HVmiln > i Ion continents
bound together by lines of fire above
tlie land and halti* of light beneath
the *e«*. and the vei trlloqulsm of IMI-
son ha* thrown the human \ol e across
the platns and rivers ind mountains of
a continent Man has a poaslon for
change, which writes itself into the
achievements of his noble history.
"Thfa pnsslen has invaded th* church
and asaaulted the faith of our fathers
with determination born of des i r*
desire. It masks In the cowl tnd robe
of the priest the frock of the preach-
er, and the vestment of the busy stu-
dent and toller. But this involves
no cause for alarm, for real truth must
wrestle for the mastery In every age.
and the religious tenet which cannot
survive tbe. fiercest battle, deserves a
shroud and a aepulchr*.
"The%self-named 'liberal* Is excitedly
moving amendments to the old gospel,
In such profusion, that he Is out of
order. His theory that the projm *s of
nineteen centuries has outstripped
Christianity. Is the most Irrational as-
sumption in the realm of thought. TUa
'old paths' will be traveled still WTiv*
Simply because humanity does not
chane-e. Facade of sanctuary, dome of
canltol. roof of architectural pi'e. may
change, but man doe* not. Irridercent
is the dream w hich views humanity as
essentially different, and better In its
Inberrent qualities, than when Achnn
stole he plunder from th" conquest of
Jerlco. What need of further evidence
than modern municipal corruption, our
American post oflce dishonesty, ind
the wide-* readf reign of boc lle In Mis-
souri, which aTr-oet T*ad* tts to believe
that Attorney JjVd'i will.sooner or later
arrest every man. woman ■ nd child
in that great state for aRepting bribes.
Man is not better by nature than h°
was two thousand or four thousand
years ago. And thus the helpless hu-
man heart burners for Ihe sn ne bread
of tru'h and tbUsts for the same wa-
ter of l!fe. in every age.
ChrisMnnlty can rot chonrr^ any more
than n.athematlca muft t-h'ange with
the Tivogress of the centuries. We do
not say. it is a good enough religion."
Tt is the rtNT r
"good enough." If It <
Mothlng Is
r-nde better,
on primary
depends on
I calve of Its
iss I1" g" en. but It might
.pie russet, vellov. Irdlgo
Chsns-e the chlorvl of Its
Put vo ' cannot lmpn •<•
truth. Contingent truth
eondJtlonSs .'rd v e may c
bind'-
•ig^
an d
r«v hove (i (If"
Put no bra'n < an
tro making four
and an uncham,'« ;
p«l I"
syate
dltlov
i ada
and
out a
did riot prote t
at h • v«jt tLi.e,
re wo it to ti ing
W. C, T. U. COLUMN,
Cora Hammett, Press Supt I
The Union meets every Tuesday uf-
ternoon at 2:30 at the Carnegie library.
Visitors are welcomed.
What Is the matter with the Curfew
whistle. ,
Many new names are being brought
Into the union through the membership
contest.
The Oklahoma County W. C. T. IT.,
convention will bo held at Spencer,
Wednesday July 15. Quite a delega-
tion from the Oklahoma City union will
be present.
Some of the best women of the city
are bec oming members af IhQ W...C. T.
IT . Intelligent, t*mmhle, Christian
women. At the rate new haines are
being secured It Is safe to suppose that
Ihe contest will close with from one
hnndred to two hundred new members.
The local union will hold an all day
meeting of prayer and-fasting on next
Tuesday at the M. E. church, corner
of 4th and Robinson-. Meeting to <Ji>en
at 10 a. m., with Mrs. In man sW the
leader.
All Christians are kindly naked to
come and join witjv us in this service.
The several ministers of the city will
make short talks during the day. Reg-
ular business session at the Library
at 3:30 p. m.
The first and (last) issue of the "Ok-
lahoma White Ribboner," read on last
Tuesday as a pjart of the press pro-
gram. was rich fQpn l-^jtnnln^to ei*d
and furnished no end of merrim-"*nT to
the large number present. Rath mem-
ber came in for her share of a comple-
mentary (?) wrKe up, and the oiany
surprises sprung on us, kept us won-
dering what was owning next. The pa-
per wst a distinct success Th® editor,
Mrs Rons, and her associates are en-
titled to a full round of applause for
this splendid effort.
The progrfam committee to arrange
the prog rani fot the next year, begin-
ning with September first has com-
pleted Its work and by September 15th
hopes to have a printed program for
the entire year in the hands of sach
member.
**rs. # oksen was nmde mrperlnten*
dent of Antl-Narcotlcs at the l*u t meet-
ing. Mrs. Jackaan fcad.already Inter-
ested herself In the organization of the
boys against the deadly cigarette and
we were glad of her appointment as
syperlntendept of this department.
Little Emma Johnson, the seven year
old prodigy from Greenville, Texas,
who spoke In this city Sunday after-
noon and Monday evening certainly
has a remarkable memory and if her
ability Increases with years and exper-
ience she will be a power for good.
j The "dollar" social, given at the home
i of Mrs. Elliott. Wednesday afternoon.
! Illustrated, perhaps, as nothing else
ould ever do the abllty of the W. C.
I T. U„ women to write poetry. Some
rare productions were written telling
how the dollar was earned, and If we
had the space we would be delighted
to give them here for the benefit of
all our readers.
For all round women none can sur-
pass the women of the W. C. T. 1T.
t Perfectly familiar with all household
work In every detail, can mow the lawn
if tiei 'S"#>ry, make bonnets, ride a bl-
! cycle, conduct meetings, hold conven-
tions, make apeerhes, King and re< ite
■ for medals, circulate petitions and last
1 hut not lennt write poetry, Mrs. El-
liott proved herself n charming hostess.
In addition to the poetry which was a
te.ist Itself, delicate refreshments were
served. Those present were Mesdames
. I 'of-. Mitc hell. Long. Wood worth,
Uro n, RI| y, Griffith, Ionian, Sinclair,
Stiirtevant <>o* 4richi Bottom. Nerval,
Nation, Thomas. Patterson, Armstrong.
Elliptt and Hsupmett.
OED DEPOF 10 OE ENLARGED
Local Happenings of the Oklahoma Cit*,
Rdilwa>s and lhclr Imp loves
Here
little todd
his culls. Consume tc - v. indicts I
liquor drlnktflT''a* an arch ♦•neny n<
man. and In a huodre vaVP the go« p.>]
pro lalrrn that 'his \« the most Intense
moral age in historv
"While we may not change the uros ,
pel. we may adjust ourselves to < hang- '
i conditions In It - e\"res«lon. They
pine for th log school houi • re-
«i forget that the log s« hool houae
... . and i' Is no more o(TenHe
>i building a modern temple of worthlp |
I an in. building • '!•" temple of ,
ling.
« Hill,
p ul p
In C
to pr-;
fire" 1
their
dim p
englr.
that v
ury by
Which
i h
Suppose the young man who holds
the first glass of iotoxh nttng liquor in
his i*nd Were to hold it there for five
minutes counting the cost of a burn-
ing hi tin. eounting the cost of a stag-
gering step, counting the coat of a
palsl- I hand, counting the cost of tear
stained pillows, counting the cost of a
blighted home, counting the < ost' of
the -telf-r- sp. t which oozes out at the
finger t4|>r thev clasp the sparkling
curse; counting the cost of the de«re-
datlon and disgrace of a rufned body
and a lost soul. What*young man could
soberly count the < wt of that one step
and not be strengthened against the
temptation to nip the alow pilaon of
death. Temp ranee Beaoon .
Not so very ninny years ago "any
old thing" would do for a railroad de-
pot. That dally center of Interest for
townsfolk Was often constructed of
cheap materials < arelessly thrown to-
gether—weather-beaten on the outside,
unkempt on the !• side. Todfty com-
peting lines vie wit! each other in put-
ting up the prettiest station. High-
salaried architects are called upoh for
designs that shall be ornamentaKas well
as useful. The once despised railway
station has now proudly takenlts place
with the county court house and high
school as one of the sights to see In
most western towns. That progressive
transcontinental line, the Santa Fe,
evidently believes that fine depots are
an excellent advertising feature. Wit-
ness Its handsome pressed brick or cut
stone structures at Lawrence, Topeka,
Emporia. Newton, Wichita, Arkansas
City. Wellington, Wlnfltld, Cha'nute,
Leavenworth, Ottawa, Hutchinson and
Dodge City, all in the state of Kansas
—to say nothing of a score of equally
Imposing edifices In Oklahoma, Texas.
Colorado, New Mexico and California.
In California the old mission type pre-
dominates. That style of arclhteeture
was chosen for the new stntlon now
building at Raton. New Mexico, at the
bottom of the southern slope of liaton
Pass. This depot will be 170 feet long.
56 feet wide, of concrete construction
and finished In native woods. ' It will
favorably compare with any Santa Fe
depot between Kansas City md Los
Angeles. How old Uncle Dick Woeten's
eyes would gleam with surprise could
he revisit his old stamping ground and
note the difference between this l e H-
tlful modern creation and his own crude
adobe toll house of frontier days'!
The contract for the Improvements
for the addition to the Frisco passen-
ger station which was let last week
"have been approved by the Rock Island
and work will be commenced some
time this week. Part of the material
has already arrived. The contractor
will arrive this evening. The ImpfoVe-
merits have been badly needed for some
time and as soon as the -hanger are
made the patrons of the line will re-
ceive much better service around the
waiting roms.
waiting rooms.
waiting rooms and the ticket office will
be made much larger than it Is now.
The Choctaw and San a* -Fe- a*e -a*
war in Shawnee over the potato busi-
ness out of that station.. So far the
Santa Fe hhve jrotten much the better
of the argument -and are getting the
most of the business. The raeson that
the Choctaw Is not able to get its
of the business Is that the agent Is
not nearly so well acquainted with the
shippers as the Santa Fe agent.
The jrrrnent indications ar$ th^ ,Ro.cfc
Island Railroad will have u special Ok-
lahoma exhibit at the World's Fair next
year as all the imigratlon agents of this
system in the territory have been re-
quested to commence making t ©Heo-
tlons of the very beat samples of Okj
lahoma products that they can secure.
Yesterday afternoon the Frisco's ev-
ening train to St. Louis, changed its
tljne and In th«* future the tl/ne will be
B M Instead of 6 80. The trala will ar-
rive in St. Louis forty minutea earlier.
J. R. Chisman, traveling fseteM-reg-
ent for the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis Railway, arrived yesterday
en the early morning Santa Fe from
Texas.
Territorial Attorney R. E. Campbell
of the Choctaw, was hpr«i W-dav fsora
South McAlester, I. T., looking after le-
gal matters connected with the Rock
Island system.
E. M. Duncan, traveling passenger
agent of the Rock Island system, with
headquarters here, went to AivUtws
I this alt*rn o i t- look a ter an e c irsion
for next Sunday.
The Santa Fe contract for a new
dej ot for Oklahoma City gives us a
better depot than any between Kansas
City and Ft Worth.
Cltv Passenger Agent Geo. C. Hoff,
of the Rock Mind this morning sold
seven tickets to Denver.
S P. Gray of Newton, Kansas, was
Ir the <ity to-day visiting Yardmaster
Dick Peters of the Atc hison.
Division Freight Agent C. B. Hart
of the Rock M.ufd, went to Shawnee
this morning-
Dan Pear\ :y,i El Reno newspaper
owner. > mm i ihe <ity to lay en route
OKI 4K0VU ti FY GOOD ENOUGH
letter I rem New Slenico Adviaaa People of
Ihis town to Remain Riqflt Here
The following letter was received
this morning a- 1 tells th# old story of
regrets af leaving the best town on
earth.
Ho* vei N. M., June 10, lflOS.
Mr. Ed I'or.
Dear Sl F'lrife publish this letter
In behalf of the financial vrslfar* «f
ontemplatlng on leav-
•us city of Oklahoma
>f health or wealth.
Iv not a healthy re-
doguerreotyp" \«
the modern phot
of the 'mile anu its ••tctin r of the
very soul. Is the product of the aame old
nph
The direct cost of crime In the Putted
tates amounts to ever $200,0^0.900 ev-
ery year. ThJs Is an enormous bur-
len and a drag on the common yo -
oerlty If ther« were prevalent In the
itlea, towns and villages dlT over the
ountry a duly enlightened and nwnk-
• ned passion for pr entlon efforts in
♦he wiy of material and moral sanita-
tion. such as v.lKhf be entirely practic-
able. what swift reductions there migh'
he in the horrible costs and miseries of
I crime.
those that ar
irtg t^e pre
City In sear'
This (u cer
sort, it has
make It sue h.
The
Inte
No
dull, money i not circulated at all.
The resldTc ,rt h « no such hsnd-
some dwellnii. ns Oklahonin people
are used to. Th ■ business part !w con-
tained In three blc-ks ;md the \. .iter
force will not permit the building of
best stay where they are. or at least
go to some place where there is sur-
rounding country to aid In building
and promoting a town.
FoT "lVAolth. go to some old establish-
ed -HowlHi' nesort. Sulphur Springs. I.
T., l" far ahead of this place In that
respect.
There nre a few who have remained
here that left Oklahoma City, but the
greater part have left. They had seen
enough prosperity to know this Is not
tlv \ lave for them.
The writer of this article came here
In search of health: will Immediately
leave here before I am a fit subject
for ti** undertaking establishment.
(Written by a friend to Oklahoma's
citizens).
TO PR0TEG1
•/ w, mm-
New Lease and Sale Regulations Made
by the Department
E0« 1IIE INDIAN HOLDINGS
NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE LAW.
The floods this spring destroyed
many bridges In Oklahoma county and
as there was a new law on the sub-
ject there wa3 some doubt as to the
power of county commissioners in re-
gard to replacing the structures. An-
swering Ralph Ranier's request for
ftn opinion with reference to the mat-
ter Attorney General Robberts con-
strues the law as follows:
Dear Sir I note your request for an
opinion under date of the 8th Instant,
relative to the power of the board of
county commissioners to build ordinary
forty and flfty foot bridges without
conforming to all the statutory require-
ments of publication and receipt and
examination of bids. A determination
of the authority of the board of county
commissioners In this respect depends
upon a construction of the language
used In sections three and four, article
1, chapter '29, of the laws of 1903.
Section 8 of the above act. places
the control of nil bridges over twenty
feet long In the boards of county com-
missioners nnd provides that they
"shall contract for the erection and
maintenance of the same as hereinafter
provided."
Section 4 of the same act provides
that "no contract shall be let by the
board of county commissioners for the
building of any bridge across any prin-
cipal stream" until the surveyor shall
make the necessary measurements of
spans, approaches and piers and no-
tices are published, bids received and
considered* It is then, In the case of
bridges over "principal streams" only,
that the formalities of section 4 need
to be compiled with But what is a
"principal stream?" The statute does
not expressly define It. In section 3
the act gives authority to the board of
county commissioners to let contracts
for all bridges over twenty feet In
length as hereinafter provided, but
when it does hereinafter provide, it
mentions contracts for bridges only
over "principal streams." In arriving
at the meaning of the legislature in
their use of the words "bridges across
any principal stream," we must either
hold that those words were meant to
convey the same Idea as a "bridge more
than twenty feet long" as used In sec-
tion 3, or hold that a "principal stream"
Is to be determined as an independent
matter of fact and when It is determin-
ed atr -a Act that a stream is or Is not
a "principal stream," that then It Is
Immaterial what the length of the
bridge may be, necessary to span It
1. e. under this construction, It might
be decided by this board of county com-
missioners that a certain stream was
not, as a matter of fact, taking into
view all local considerations, such a
stream as should be deemed a "princi-
pal stream;" and yet the bridge to
span this particular stream might he In
excesa of twenty feet In length. There
might then be left, under such a con-
struction. bridges longer than twenty
feet, which could be contracted for
without any formalities whatever.
it -is the fanner of tHM views that
Is entertained by this office for the
reason. First, that the language used
In section 3 of the act points forward
to a later seotlon (section 4) for the
purpose of making the later seotlon ap-
plicable to the class of bridges describ-
ed In the former section. This class
Is described as "all bridges over twen-
twenty feet In length." This language is
"and shall contract for the erection
and maintenance of the same as here-
inafter provided." It must thus be seen
that whether they did in fact or not.
the legislature Intended to provide for-
malities for the letting of contracts
for all bridges over twenty feet In
length.
Second. The meaning of words must
be determined by the context and a
jwetlwn should not be construed Inde-
pendently but In connection with oth-
er sections. To define "princlp.'U
stream" by the second of the at>ove
views would be to take It Indepnedently
as used in its own section and Independ-
ently of what the legislature were en-
edavorlnjt Jp ^cppippUsh aH Indicated
by section A, viz, to surround the exe-
cution of al' contracts for bridges over
twenty feet long, by prescribed formal-
ities.
Third, the words "principal stream"
have no mixed legal meaning and no
violence is done to that meaning by
saying that hi tlie mind of the legisla-
ture as expressed In this act, s "prin-
cipal stream" is a stream which re-
quires a bridge of greater length than
twftrWy feeh t* eorer it over and by
this construction vie succeed in effectu-
ating every design of the legislature
Indicated In that connection, wtyile by
the other we cause the legislature In
effect to say that they will provide
in a later section formalities for the
letting of contracts for all brMgss over
twenty feet In length and then find by
this pro. ess of reasoning, that in <er-
taln Instances of such bridges, they
have failed to make provision.
But. broadly speaking, and viewing
the statute as a whole. It is my unhes-
itating opinion that the construction
of all bridges placed under the control
of the board of county commissioners
was thought by the legislature proper
to Is* governod hv statutory regulations
ar rampulsoj'v character. And that
language used In the act throughout
its extent, should. If possible, and In
« use of ambiguity, be given the mean-
ing which would tend to . arry out what
seems to meet their plain Idea.
It may be that this construction of
the law may work a hardship In your
eounty In particular instarn es. This
Is to be regretted but my judgment Is
that the legislature Intended the boards
of eounty commissioners to the govern-
cd In their letting of hrldc • on tracts,
altogether by the formalities <>t' *e<
tion 4 of the above act 19 indl« ited
above.
Ironclad Spstem by Which the department
of the Interior Hopes to Prevent
I raud*
(By The Associated Pi ens.)
WASHINGTON, July 13 The new-
regulations for the sale and leasing of
lands In the Creek nation w-rc made
public at the Interior department to-
day. J These regulations were adopted
by Secretary Hitchcock because of rep-
resentation to the department that land
companies and others were endeavor-
ing to (nduce the Indians to .-ikh agree-
ments disposing of their holdings at
prices far below their real value. The
law directs that the secretary «>f the
Interior shall approve all deeds, and
the papers In some of the transfers
have reached the department. None
of them have been approved. The
new regulations, It Is believed, will
furnish a safeguard against fraud nnd
enable the Indians to sell their lands
for what they are worth.
About two million ax-res are involved
ns the Creeks may dispose of all their
allotments except forty acres which
must be reserved for homestead pur-
poses. Copies of the regulations were
mailed today to the Indian agents with
forms for the leasing of liuids for
grazing, agricultural and mineral pur-
poses. The regulations provide that
Creeks. Who desire, to sell their lands
may apply to the Indian agents at the
agency at Muskogee through a petition
praying that the hinds shall be sold.
TblS petition, must contain facts with
reference to the title and a statement
showing why It will be for the best
Interests of the owner to sell. It must
he signed by all of the persons having
any Interest In the lands or by their
legol representatives. If the agent Is
satisfied that the facts presented are
sufficient, he will forward to the com-
missioner of Indian affairs, n duplicate
of the petition with bis endorsement.
MlJJjJT BE POSTED PUBLICLY.
The agent on each Monday morning
will poHt In a conspicuous place at his
office, for a period of sixty days, a list
of , the .lands described-In t«he petitions
filed with hlni In the week previous,
showing In separate columns the names
of the owners, the description of the
lands and the dates when the bids are
to be opened.
After the lands have been advertised
the Indian agent or other officer In
charge at the agency, when competent
from his general knowledge of the
value of the lands, will appraise them
at their true value, according to his
best Judgment. If the agent or officer
In charge is not crunp^nt or It Is
Impracticable for him to visit the lands,
he shall require the appraisement to be
made by some competent officer under
his charge. The certificate of appraise-
ment I* to be sealed and not opened
until the sealed bids deposited with the
agent have been opened. The regula-
tions direct that the appraisement shall
not be made publU, but. thai jv> laid lies
than the appraised valuation shall be
considered.
If a bidder desires to bid on tracts
not contiguous, he must submit a Sep-'
aratc bid for each tract and if he de-
sires to purchase less than an entire
tract, he may submit a bid for one or
more legal subdivisions. The bids nre
to be numbered in the order In which
they are received and each must be
accompanied by a certified check, made
payable to the commissioner of Indian
affairs for 20 per cent of the amount
bid.
MAY REJECT ALL BIDS.
The right to reject any or all bids Is
reaerved, but In every case the Indian
agent must accept the hlgheat bid. If
the su< (essful tildier falls to comply
with the terms of his bid within ten
days, hla check shall he forfeited to
the use of the owner of the land. Bid-
ders and other interested persons may
be present when the bids were opened.
Listed land not dtsposod of h the ap-
pointed time may be relisted under the
rules governing the original listing.
It Is directed that deeds shall be ac-
companied by an affidavit of the gran-
tee stating that be l« not a party to
any. association or combination of per-
sons whose object It Is to acquire the
land described In the deed, at less than
its fair value, or to prevent open and
fair competltiton, and that neither the
grantoi nor any person acting for him
has glv
prom
dher thing by the grantee,
anyone, except the consideration
"d, to Induce him to agree to thf
The Indian ag>.rit, Jr> reportIpg.o
deeds, will shoa the \aln- of the
agricultural purpo
a ill
TO Tl'HN IT T(
NEW YORK, •
Commercial -ii'yi
'Frisco com hi na 1
THE GVLF
ldltii
th.
Te
leans an Important ex-
ttorfc lslund-'Frisco
row a
(Hi tM of tha
o tTWfliil Iftetead ef
Ito I^JmIM 'lines for
lortatlon to the Atlantic coast.
to tnrlude the
Gulf, about 1,-
system. This
>ad will make a valuable feeder from
the greatest wheat producing region In
the world The great Importance of
this step can hardly be overestimated
from any point of view. It means that
the greatest railroad combine of the
"•ntury Is going to direct Its efforts
toward the development of the const
country. It means that much of the
export trade which has helped make
New York wiH now ex« rt its Influence
in the same manner for the Gulf ports.
The new combination traversing, as it
does, the finest agricultural regions of
the West, will now b. able to control
a large part of the output. It is not
possible to advance a single transac-
tion during many years whic h has re-
sulted with greater benefits to the coast
country of Texas and Ixiuisfana than
these Important "steps which the Ho k
Island-'Frisco combination promises to
accomplish.
IT WAS COLD BLOODED MT'UDER.
The following further particulars of
the murder of Mrs. Allen near Luther
are taken from the Luther Register:
W. T. Allen, landlord <>f Hotel «'a-
vett, shot his wife at the home of his
son John, a half mile east of town,
four balls entering her body, two al-
most In the same place just below the
naval, one just below the right breast,
the other above and to the left of the
left breast. The shooting took place
about 2 p. 111.. Tuesday and she lived
until 7 a. m. Wednesday morning. She
was conscious and talked until the last.
Just before she died she culled her
youngest son. about fl years of age, to
her and told him to go to school, be a
good boy and ttieet her In heaven. The
shooting took place about 200 feet from
the house and she walked to the house
followed by the husband. On the way
she fell down, got up and again fell at
the door and was carried In the house.
The husband still followed and the son
met him at the door and would not let
him In until he gave up his gun. Then
ho carried water and assisted In wash-
ing the bleeding wounds he had made,
and wanted to remuln and assist In
caring for her but the son would not
allow him to. The father refused to
go until the son returned him the gun,
nnd when It was given to him he point-
ed It at his forehead and snapped It
three times, but It failed to Are. and
he went away, bidding them good bye,
saying he would kill himself. In the
meantime the doctor was sent for and
after an examination of the wounds
the two doctors present Informed lier
that she could not live but a short
time as the wounds were fatal. A party
of men with guns went In search of
Allen rmni^dftitely nri learning of the
tragedy and beat about the hllla and
brush of Deep Fork up to dark and a
good portion of the next day but failed
to locate him, though the^ tracked htia
here and there. About 6:80 p. m., Wed-
nesday he came lelaurely walking Into
town on the railroad track from the
east, spoke to W. J. Adams aa he pas-
sed him near the mill, and walked on
Into hie hotel, hung his hat on the rack
In the office and started to go behind
the office counter when Deputy Sheriff
Blfilbh rfnd his cfef>Qfles stepped In and
arrested blm. He was turned over to
Sheriff O'Prlen, who was here with
Coroner Messenbaugh holding an in-
quest over the wife's remains, and tak-
en to the county on etie evening
train for safe keeping.
Domestic trouble and the wife having
Instituted divorce proceedings Is the
cause of *be whele affair. Though they
have lived together for twenty-three
years and had three sons born to thein,
they have had a stormy life, about
which the reports are so numerous It
Is Impossible to give a correct statement
of affairs: to say the least, as the
mother said before dying, "An awful
tragedy, an awful death."
IRKIOA1ION IN GRILR
One Man lurnishinu Water to large Trsct
ef Isnd
Mangum Sun-Monitor A 1 orps of
civil engineers, In the c ilted ptatfg
geological survey service, was at W.
I.. Fullerton's pUwe on Turkey creek
last week and cant peel there several
days. They were making a survey of
the Ite of Pullet ton's inig ttion idaat
and water power. The chief engineer
of the party informed Mr. Fullerton
that 2,700 acres of land could be irrl-
fftttd hy from the bddy of the
creek abov< Ms dam. This party of
engineers Is the same that has made
surveys and reports for the govern-
ment In regard to prospective Irriga-
tion sites at Mountain Park, Lugert
.nd other points. The engineer sug-
gested, however, that the Fullerton^
proportion would he a rather -mall one
in that line for the government to take
hold of and thought It might better
i.m handled by a private company. It
U. lid b * a great thing f south and
southwest Oreer If one or more large
government Irrigation plant were to
be put In where they would get the
benefit, irrigation would l>e .1 grand
thi
that mi
double the produc t
It
of the
vould
ounty for
tral While
THr CROPS I MIS Yf AR
A A. Barnes Will 0el a Splendic Yield
of Alfalfa
Mr. A. A. Rarnes who lives just north
west of the . itv, ha* a field of .Ifaifa
that will easily make three crops thla
1 make
to the
portion. A few
"boosting" this
rob and cheat v
to just
*>i r h of a
than a ton and a qui
| It luis already been c ut once and the
secftnd ' uttlng commenced to-day.
Many farmers tried raising alfalfa
I thts year and they hive all found It
quite successful.
a thing denied them heretofore
Now -hat this combination Is
nt least « portion o! the export
ness originating along th Alssi
I M. M r'his * \>w Orleans, making
j This will form a through line
chlengo to New Orleans id a
level 11 ii- from St. Louis south
new line, although somewhat 1
Brutal treatment of a Child
id fined ff 0 >\
r. charging hil
t Mr.
. h he gr
th'
Suits
I ts hatter th*mselv«i
| Of the year, but during
uii<4 Norta
doubtless '1 ■ ome ,11
petitor of the Illinois
l.oulfvllle A Nashville.
It Is evidently the Intention of the
1 the deputy iid. pe.vtlej 1
I he 1 unmercifully with
.... ■; ,
; to whip
k line,
ih the
Htu be tnree stories k
k vrtll ID hushed.
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